Judgment

S.B. Majmudar, J.—Leave granted in all these Special Leave Petitions.

2. In these appeals the concerned appellant-accused have brought in challenge the order dated 8th April 1993 passed by the Court of 9th Additional Sessions Judge, Bhopal in Sessions Trial No. 257 of 1992 whereby the learned Sessions Judge framed charges against the appel­lants in appeals arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 3900 of 1995, 3901 of 1995 and 3953 of 1995 under Sections 304 Part II, 326, 324 and 429 read with Section 35 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and framed charges under Sections 304 Part II, 326, 324 and 309 against the appellants in appeal arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 3932 of 1995. They had also challenged the orders of the High Court of Madhya Pra­desh at Jabalpur in Criminal Revision Application Nos. 237/93, 238/93, 312/93 and 311/93 whereby these charges were sustained. Appeal arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 3900 of 1995 is moved by Shri Keshub Mahindra who is accused No. 2 before the Sessions Court. Appeal arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 3901 of 1995 is moved by Shri V.P. Gokhale who is accused no. 3 in the same case. Appeal arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 3953 of 1995 is moved by Ki